By Ana Miruko (婀汝 美琉子) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. I don’t remember the first time I was born. I don’t suppose that’s so strange, but for the fact that I remember the second time I was born with much more clarity. A man was standing over me as I blinked, the […]
Category Archives: Text
27
Oct
Instinct
by shukyou (主教) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Graham kept one eye on the watch in his hand and the other on the cage. The nautical charts were pinned to the wall behind him, but by this point, he could have recited them by heart. His breath was so shallow it […]
26
Aug
If I Look in Your Eyes (I’ll Want You to Hold Me)
by green papaya See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Holly took one last look at herself in the mirror and groaned in despair. She was giving up. There was no point in doing this. The thing was, she liked the outfit. She hated to admit it, but Elle had a talent for […]
26
Aug
Careful the Spell You Cast
by Wakahisa Rei (若久零) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. I press middle C on my keyboard and try not to wince at the sudden sound. It’s stupid that I’m flinching at this, but I’d expected something else. An explosion, maybe. It’s not as if I played this keyboard a couple thousand […]
26
Aug
Combination Lock
by shukyou (主教) illustrated by beili See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Eli was just about to give up on the evening when the cops arrived. A collective groan rose through the patronage as the lights in the bar snapped full up and a little joke of an air raid siren began […]
26
Aug
Ever a Surprise
by 織工 (Okō) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Stephanie pulled at the strap of her borrowed black velvet halter-top, then pulled the waist of it back down to meet her skirt’s waistband and looked around the courtyard, trying not to bite her lip so she wouldn’t smear her lipstick. Her long […]
26
Aug
One at a time
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. On the morning of his twenty-seventh birthday, Owen’s alarm woke him, as per usual, with the “Ride of the Valkyries” at three-thirty a.m. Owen struggled out of a dream of being in someone’s hold–an embrace or a threat, he wasn’t sure, […]
26
Aug
The Shards of His Shiny Illusions
by TK Hoshikuzu (TK 星屑) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Jack’s phone pinged as he received a message. Did you buy your ticket? It was from a potential friend, Parkson. He and Jack had met on the message boards for the upcoming comic convention. By happy coincidence, they were both looking […]
23
Jun
The Weight of What We Owe
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. written and illustrated by Iron Eater In the depths of the sky lies the garden of the gods, and all around the garden there is a belt of lights and towers, and all throughout these celestial marches there is me. I have guarded this place for […]
23
Jun
Her Lover’s Salt
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Himawari (ヒマワリ) Subra-82 research expedition, Archaeological Division, Room 423Ж 2547-16-33 Dear Losna, Your data packet arrived today. Thank you for sending all of the footage of the anniversary party: dadiji-dadaji look well, and still in love after all these years. The packet uncompressed and decrypted […]
23
Jun
By the Light of Day
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Ana Miruko (婀汝 美琉子) The walk from the doors of the throne room to the dais had never seemed intimidating before, but now the polished floor seemed to stretch out before her like an expanse of desert – uncrossable and without a refuge in sight. […]
23
Jun
Cheat Codes
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Arson No matter how useless the final results might be, watching the loom at work never got old. Chel loaded her latest design into the feed and emitted the chemical signature that was keyed to her allotted time to use the loom. This late in […]
23
Jun
𒀭
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by shukyou (主教) illustrated by beili She drew herself to her full height when she saw me, setting her chin at a regal angle, announcing without words what she thought about herself and where she stood — or at least, what she wanted everyone to think […]
23
Jun
A Star to Sail By
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Salem Fitzgerald East Indies, 1750 The ship was wrecked in a storm. To tell the whole story would be pointless, unless it was to a listener who knew the craft and her crew and cargo and had a vested interest in every detail. Alfie had […]
23
Jun
a kept woman, happily
See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by A.S. Maraillustrated by by dollydari The package came to her in a long, large portable tank, roughly the size of a double-sided refrigerator. It was carried entirely by eight hoverbots to support its weight, and supervised by one tall, bulky courier, who fumbled with their […]
